Geisha Girl Porcelain

This is is the tea set

 that started me collecting teapots
and tea cups:

This tea set was my maternal grandmothers. 

When she and my grandfather
were dating he won this set
for her at Coney Island.

It is called Geisha Girl Porcelain. 

It was exported from Japan
 in the late 1800- early 1900's. 

The merchandise was sold
 in five and dimes
 or given as prizes in the 1920's.

 You might see similar items
with blue, gold, green or brown rims. 

There has been reports
of over 125 different patterns.

After I was given the tea set
I started going to antique stores 

and I have been adding
 to this collection ever since.
This is my current collection:

And this is the place it resides:

Martha's Tea Cup Tues

Terri's Tea Cup Tues